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‘Oak's ability and initiative had taken him from humble origins to become a respected shepherd with sheep of his own.’

‘Lydgate's bright disposition suggests a man ready for action in contrast with some of the more sleepy rural imagery of the shepherd driving the sheep with his dog and the slow traffic of carts in town.’

‘Its guidelines are the cause of the current turmoil among Canada's cattle farmers, shepherds and some parts of our dairy sector.’

‘The shepherd traveled at the rear of his flock, depending on his dog to range ahead, prevent wrong turns, retrieve ewes inclined to straying.’

‘Vedic hymns were not composed by cowherd boys and shepherds while they were grazing their flocks of cattle, cows and sheep in the grass fields.’

‘He still had the arrogant smirk, the various admirers that flocked around him like sheep to their shepherd…’

‘The Navajo, for example, after obtaining livestock from the Spanish in the 1500s, became consummate shepherds and goat herders.’

‘Miraculously, they floated ashore, were nursed by a she-wolf, and then reared by a shepherd.’

‘She altered the composition by shifting the house to the right and filling in the left with a bucolic scene of a shepherd and shepherdess with a small flock of sheep.’

‘Since 1994 the Livestock Guarding Dog Program has trained more than 200 Anatolian shepherds to protect farmed sheep and goats in Namibia.’

‘She let herself be led to the aft cabin like a sheep by a shepherd.’

‘Sancho then realizes that it is two groups of shepherds with sheep; he stays back from this adventure, while trying to yell some sense into Don Quijote's ears from a safe distance.’

‘Abel was a shepherd and brought a sheep, the best of his flock.’

‘With very few white settlers in the far north, it was not uncommon for Aborigines to attack the sheep, shepherds or even station huts.’

‘The cleric is not a shepherd - he is a sheep that requires guidance.’

‘He is the shepherd, the pastor, the teacher, of the community entrusted to his care.’

‘We rightly think of the work of a shepherd as leading, caring, feeding, protecting.’

‘We expect them to be our spiritual shepherds even as we hold them responsible for the programs and ministries in the parish.’

‘Maybe one could hope (in one's wildest dreams) that these bishops will learn to be true shepherds and surely that's what should happen.’

‘Rutherford had vast learning, and yet he knew the need for shepherds to care for the Christ's sheep.’

‘Perhaps I can point out that a shepherd needs to take care of his flock.’

‘Since the beginning of my papacy, my thoughts, my prayers and my actions have been driven by one push only - to bear witness to the fact that Christ, the good shepherd, is present and works in his Church.’

‘It may be that by transmitting even passive radio signals we are like a lost kid bleating its presence to a good shepherd, or to a tiger.’

‘Through Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, God offers eternal life to all!’

‘The question before the Southern Baptist Convention was, should they be the pastor, the shepherd, the leader of the church?’

‘In contrast, Ezekiel announces a new rule in which the shepherd will genuinely care for the sheep.’

‘When the same plea is voiced by Christian bishops, the ostensible shepherds of the Church, the situation begins to feel nauseatingly apocalyptic.’

‘Clergy have a responsibility, as the shepherd of their flocks, to reach out to their followers.’

verb

[with object]

1usually as noun shepherdingTend (sheep) as a shepherd.

‘Accompaniers there help with olive harvests and shepherding and are often invited to villagers' homes for tea.’

‘Like all men who shepherded sheep on the mountain he kept and bred excellent sheep dogs and was able to train them to collect sheep and control their movement.’

‘As he grew up, he lived in the hills surrounding his home tending and shepherding the mountainy sheep.’

‘The solitariness of the job gives shepherding an aura denied everyday employment, and sheep a distinction and poetry not offered other animals.’

‘I watched as Kit sped into the pen and began shepherding the sheep.’

‘Instead of rounding up villains, John spends his days shepherding black Hebridean sheep and Highland cattle.’

‘He said he hoped the SWES scheme might lead to the employment of a roving ‘moorsman’ who would help farmers with shepherding and oversee land management.’

‘The episode will feature bullied pupils from a Bradford school who are given lessons to build their confidence by learning to shepherd sheep into a pen at the farm by shouting commands to Hope.’

‘She is from Mallerstang and has spent ten years shepherding and lambing.’

‘Aborigines were employed almost immediately with the women shepherding the flocks, working the wool scour, carrying light materials to the construction camps and even running the mail between the different stations.’

1.1Give guidance to (someone), especially on spiritual matters.

‘she had to submit the control of her career and money to a group who shepherded her’

‘Elders are given to the Church by Jesus Christ to carry on His work of shepherding His people.’

‘Most of us shepherd generous people; what we must do is impart biblical teaching that consistently connects stewardship with discipleship.’

‘As de facto host of the evening, Robertson shepherds the musicians through their paces, pouncing quickly on technical troubles, shooting a worried glance off stage.’

‘If the child is a relative stranger to you, how wise is it to take on the responsibility of shepherding him to adulthood?’

‘He realized that he could continue to shepherd his people by adopting St. Paul's strategy of writing pastoral letters from prison.’

2Guide or direct in a particular direction.

‘I shepherded them through the door’

‘Spectators are shepherded through an entrance/exit barely wide enough for two people at a time, then forced to walk through a tented area where various products are on sale.’

‘As we stopped to pick up tickets at the entrance and were then shepherded through the gates by enthusiastic greeters it did feel like we were entering another world.’

‘Oh sure, kids are still playing hockey, after a fashion; where I come from, they're mostly shepherded from game to game, coached half to death and heckled the other half.’

‘We would all be shepherded into the large sitting room where the lights were turned off and the only illumination came from the crackling fire.’

‘Equipped with special navigational aids, including radar, the control boats also guided the assault waves in and then shepherded the subsequent traffic to and from the beach, always a major problem in any amphibious operation.’

‘Through an intricate series of hand gestures and melodic whistles, she quickly garnered its trust and shepherded it into our gated, side yard.’

‘Directors shepherding millionaire delinquents to and from disciplinary hearings are eager enough to express their sincere concern for refereeing standards.’

‘Londoners and tourists lining the banks and bridges were treated to the sight of a whale being shepherded along the Thames with an escort of two rescue boats close by either side.’

‘Part of the director's job is to shepherd his film through the post-production process and to keep the studio confident in his vision.’

‘She changed her employment from the Phone Guide to waitressing in order to shepherd Tyler to school and daycare.’

‘As soon as the incident happened, school staff responded very quickly to ensure that all the children on site were shepherded safely into the building, which was then made secure.’

‘We were all branded working class yobs and louts, despite our diverse backgrounds, and were shepherded in and out of grounds across the country by police on horseback as if we were criminals.’

‘It was her duty to shepherd them all safely, and in the right direction.’

‘He was one of 160 blacks chosen to serve on the Mason, a destroyer escort assigned to shepherd convoys of Army barges and tugs from the United States to England.’

‘Crowd management then shepherds the groups, which seem to leave at 15 minute intervals, to the door of the house where one of a fleet of guides greets them and commences the tour.’

‘When a bomb destroys her compartment on a crowded train, she shepherds her fellow survivors back to her house, including an American girl orphaned and struck dumb in the blast.’

‘At first the horse was frightened by the engine and was swimming round in circles, but they picked up my son and the sound of his voice calmed the horse as they shepherded it back to the beach.’

‘He has a major grumble about the way in which dive guides insist on shepherding divers around.’

‘Though bowled on 87 by a no-ball from Vaughan, Jacobs hit several sixes in his hundred as he shepherded Lara to his destiny, a journey that saw the pair add an unbroken 282 for the sixth wicket, a West Indies record.’

‘Historic Scotland's have confirmed that visitors will buy a ticket for Maeshowe and will then be taken in groups from the mill to the cairn, with the guides shepherding them across the road.’